• 03/04/2025

Odd Times Call for Unconventional Wisdom

Wall Street Journal If the obvious were always true, Hillary Clinton would have won in 2008 and 2016. https://www.wsj.com/articles/odd-times-call-for-unconventional-wisdom-campaign-election-2024-biden-trump-alvin-bragg-70da5a9a

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Is ‘Democracy’ a Dirty Word Now?

Wall Street Journal Republicans need to decide if their support for Taiwan and Ukraine is real or not. https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-democracy-a-dirty-word-now-taiwan-mccarthy-transit-russia-putin-ukraine-china-xi-foreign-policy-df730159

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I Came, I Sawed, I Conquered

Wall Street Journal Lessons from wood shop came in handy when I needed a table. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-school-saw-value-in-woodshop-michigan-vocational-traning-home-repair-furniture-806424e6

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‘Net Zero’ Will Mean a Mining Boom

Wall Street Journal But political instability will make it difficult to obtain all the minerals electric cars will need. https://www.wsj.com/articles/net-zero-will-mean-a-mining-boom-electric-cars-minerals-oil-fossil-fuels-climate-change-policy-cb8d5137

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National Public Radio’s Twitter Fight With Elon Musk

Wall Street Journal Public broadcasters claim they don’t receive much taxpayer funding—but can’t live without it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-public-radios-twitter-fight-with-elon-musk-d1bcd4b8

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I Helped Make Corporations Woke, and I Regret It

Wall Street Journal The politicization of everything is too high a price for the gay-rights advances of the 2010s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-helped-make-corporations-woke-and-i-regret-it-corporate-activism-gay-rights-abortion-blm-boardrooms-eb6a7795

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A New American Grand Strategy to Counter Russia and China

Wall Street Journal The U.S. and its allies can’t afford to drift aimlessly as history’s tectonic plates shift. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-american-grand-strategy-to-counter-russia-and-china-asian-nato-aukus-collective-defense-taiwan-da555cf

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The New and Improved IRS?

Wall Street Journal Here’s what you’ll be getting this tax season for the $80 billion in new funding. https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-funding-80-billion-danny-werfel-report-audits-taxes-congress-taxpayers-6764d235

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Philly, Fraud and ‘Equity’ Gone Wrong

Wall Street Journal The feds steer billions to ‘disadvantaged’ firms, and one analysis says fraud is ‘pervasive.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/disadvantaged-business-enterprises-philadelphia-settlement-fraud-government-contracting-equity-6c8ddf8

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Where’s the End of Covid-19 ‘Peace Dividend’?

Wall Street Journal CBO says the deficit was $1.1 trillion in the past six months. https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressional-budget-office-report-federal-budget-deficit-congress-spending-covid-pandemic-6f653606

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